Welsh word

arafu

to slow down

verbmasculine/aˈravɨ̞/

arafu means “to slow down” in Welsh and is used as a verb. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /aˈravɨ̞/.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	arafu
Treiglad Llaes a H-prothesis	harafu
H-prothesis	harafu

arafu in context

Mae defnyddio’r amser yma ar gyfer creu cynlluniau sydd ddim yn hyfyw yn arafu’r gallu wedyn i gyflenwi cartrefi cymdeithasol newydd ac i wella cartrefi presennol.

Using this time to create plans that are not viable is going to slow down the ability to supply new social homes and to improve existing homes.

A wnaethom ni ddim arafu; fe wnaethom ni gyflymu.

And we didn't slow down; we sped up.

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